Summary
Botanica, a subsidiary of Red Sea Global, is hiring a Senior Manager, Planning and Control in Umluj, Saudi Arabia. The role leads integrated business planning, performance reviews, cost and variance control, risk reporting, and the portfolio of strategic initiatives. It also leads the Planning & Performance and Control sections and coordinates planning across business units with Finance and other departments. Applicants need at least 10 years in planning, project controls or PMO roles, including five years leading a PMO; a relevant bachelor’s degree is required, with PMP, PgMP or MSP preferred.
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Redefining Sustainability | Innovating for the Future | Creating a Lasting Impact
Botanica is a subsidiary of Red Sea Global and is part of the Red Sea Global Group of companies. We specialize in providing dedicated sustainable greenery across Red Sea Global’ s destinations ensuring careful integration of new species with local flora.
As a subsidiary, Botanica benefits from shared strategic goals and collaborative initiatives within the Red Sea Global group of companies, enhancing our ability to serve our clients effectively.
Spanning over 1 million square meters, driving our planet-first approach to sustainability. Since 2020, we have cultivated over 5 million plants, with an ambitious goal of 30 million by 2030, shaping the natural landscapes of The Red Sea & Amaala. With a team of passionate professionals—40% from the local community—and an unwavering commitment to ecological harmony, we are pioneering new global benchmarks in sustainable development.
Why Join Us?
- Sustainability at Scale: Be part of a project that’s transforming landscapes and preserving biodiversity.
- Innovate & Grow: Work with industry experts in a fast-evolving environment.
- Global Recognition: Join a company shaping the future of sustainable tourism and development.
- Work in a Natural Paradise: Contribute to world-class projects in breathtaking locations.
Be the Change. Join the World’s Most Visionary Developer
Job Purpose:
- Act as the Operational General Manager's single point of control for planning, performance and transformation. The role owns the integrated business plan and operational planning cycle, the KPI scorecard and business unit performance reviews, cost and variance control (with Finance), the risk register, and the portfolio of strategic initiatives that grow Botanica's revenue streams and capabilities.
Job Responsibilities:
Business Planning
- Coordinate the annual business plan and budget calendar with Finance and all departments; consolidate one integrated plan with figures, not assertions.
- Maintain the financial and operational planning assumptions register and its version history.
Strategy Execution & Initiative Portfolio
- Run the portfolio of strategic initiatives (new revenue streams, capacity expansion, new client segments, digital and process improvement) with clear governance, schedules and stage gates.
- Prepare and challenge business cases with Finance; track benefits after implementation.
- Maintain decision and action logs for the leadership team and escalate slippage early.
Business Unit Performance
- Run monthly business unit reviews covering revenue, margin, cost, productivity and service KPIs for each revenue stream.
- Highlight under-performing streams or contracts and drive agreed recovery actions.
Operational Planning & S&OP
- Run the monthly sales and operations planning (S&OP) cycle: demand (Commercial), supply and capacity (Production), cost and cash (Finance).
- Lead capacity, manpower and logistics/dispatch planning so that resources match commitments.
Performance Management
- Design the KPI framework and cascade it from Botanica level to departments and sections.
- Produce monthly performance packs and dashboards; facilitate monthly performance reviews chaired by the Operational General Manager.
- Own the productivity measurement methodology so that figures are consistent and auditable.
Cost Control & Variance
- With Finance, track actual vs. plan by cost center and by contract; analyses variances to root cause and track corrective actions.
- Maintain cost-to-complete and contract profitability forecasts for major contracts and initiatives.
Risk, Governance & Reporting
- Maintain the Botanica risk register and RAID log (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies) with named owners and mitigations.
- Prepare board papers and GCEO presentation packs; ensure every figure ties back to a confirmed data source.
- Manage the initiative and capex portfolio: business cases, stage gates and post-implementation reviews.
Leadership
- Lead the Planning & Performance and Control sections (9 FTE per OD Finalized); build planning, data and project-control capability.
- Deliver the fixed responsibilities of a Department Head (Section 11.1).
Policies, Systems, Processes & Standards
- Follow and enforce all relevant Botanica and RSG Group policies, delegation of authority (DoA), processes, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled, auditable and consistent manner.
Safety, Quality & Environment
- Apply and champion the safety, quality and environmental management system (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001) and the compliance management system (ISO 37301) to ensure employee safety, legislative compliance, high-quality products and services, and a responsible environmental attitude.
Continuous Improvement
- Identify and lead opportunities to improve the department's systems, processes and practices against international best practice, with a focus on cost reduction, productivity improvement and client value.
Job Requirements:
Qualification and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain or Finance; PMP, PgMP or MSP certification preferred.
- Minimum 10 years in planning, project controls or PMO roles, of which at least 5 years leading a PMO.
- Proven experience in business planning, performance management and transformation programmes in multi-business-unit organizations.
Skills:
- Programme governance, scheduling (Primavera P6 / MS Project) and stage-gate management.
- Financial modelling, variance analysis and KPI design.
- Data visualization and reporting (Excel, Power BI or equivalent).
- Executive reporting and facilitation; fluent English, Arabic preferred.
Job Context:
- The role sits at the centre of a business with several revenue streams and business units that share people, land, water and equipment.
- The main challenge is keeping one version of the truth: plans, financial models and presentations must reconcile to confirmed data (manpower cost, store inventory, contracts register, landscape summary and approved board submissions).
- Where sources conflict, the role must surface the conflict rather than smooth it over.
Functional (Technical) Competencies:
- Integrated Performance Governance - Expert
- Operational Planning & Forecasting - Expert
- Programme & Change Management - Expert
- Performance Monitoring & Data Analysis - Advanced
- Risk Management & Control Mechanisms - Advanced
- Resource Allocation & Capacity Planning - Advanced
- Reporting & Dashboard Development - Advanced
- Process Optimization & Continuous Improvement - Advanced
- Logistics & Dispatch Planning - Intermediate